Fic: Eternity- Epilogue

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The ship was quiet at this time of night, or rather this artificial time of night. They went off of Earth time though they were nowhere near it. Wesley and Will willingly took the gamma shift. They preferred it. During the other shifts the ship was too crowded, and he and Will had always liked their privacy.


They had been around for a long time, long enough that they were around when space exploration had started. They waited for a while, but they had eventually both decided to be a part of it.


They had seen so much change in the world, and now they were exploring new planets as well.


Will had settled into his change well after he had gone back to Wesley’s house with him. Time, it turned out, had been all that he had needed. Their life had been good ever since. They were happy.


Gamma shift on the ship was boring and it gave him and Will plenty of time to talk. All those years and it was still so easy to just talk. They sat on the bridge, laughing as the crew for alpha shift trickled in.


He and Will headed to Ten Forward, where Guinan was just getting on shift. “Hello gentlemen,” she greeted them as they took their seats at the bar. She fixed them both a glass of blood. They talked to Guinan about all of the many not so exciting things that had happened during their shift, and she in turn updated them on what had happened during her shift the previous day.


Everyone talked to Guinan, so she always knew what was going on. That didn’t necessarily mean she would tell you. Nobody could ever accuse Guinan of being a gossip.


Their blood finished, they headed to one of the booths where they could relax by one of the many large windows. Wesley slid into the seat first, and Will followed pulling Wesley into his arms. They sat in silence for a while, just enjoying the view and each other’s company. It was peaceful and relaxing.


Wesley let his fingers tangle with Will’s as Will gave him a kiss on the cheek.


“You boys mind if I join you?”


“Not at all. Have a seat, Beverly.”


Wesley had found a descendant of his family on this ship. Dr. Beverly Crusher. Wesley had lost track of his family line over the years, mostly because he got a little caught up with Will and their adventures, and he had been surprised to run into Beverly.


There were others out there, and Beverly had promised to introduce Wesley to them one day.


“So are the two of you adjusting okay?”


They had only been on the Enterprise for a couple of months, and they were the first vampires in space, so Beverly had constantly been asking them about their well being.


Will chuckled. “We’re fine. Just like we were yesterday, and the day before that.”


“And the day before that,” Wesley added helpfully. Beverly glared at the both of them.


“Come on, Beverly, we’re both fine. And if we weren’t, you know we would tell you.”


Beverly sighed in defeat. “Fine. I’ll quit nagging.”


They spent the better part of an hour talking. Beverly was interested in her family’s past, so Wesley would tell her stories from back when he had still been human. When she finally bid them farewell, he and Will decided to head back to their quarters for their night.


They sat on their couch and put on an old movie. The way technology had changed was still something that amazed Wesley. Some things were hard to get used to. Sometimes he missed the days when he had been human.


“You’re thinking about technology again, aren’t you?”


“No,” Wesley denied.


“Liar,” Will said, pulling Wesley closer to him. “You do every time we watch a movie.”


Wesley sighed. “I know. I can’t help it.”


“Do you wish things had been different?”


Wesley turned in Will’s arms so he could look at him. “What do you mean?”


“Do you wish that you had never been turned, that you had never lived to see the progression of mankind?”


“No.”


Will looked doubtful. “Are you sure?”


“If I hadn’t turned then I would have never met you, and what kind of life would that have been? No. Nothing would have been worth not meeting you.”


Will leaned in and kissed him. “You know, I’m pretty sure I don’t deserve you.”


Wesley chuckled and shifted so that he was straddling Will’s lap. “Why don’t you let me be the judge of that.”

Part Three
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